Read more poaching stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3027/poaching.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-22T00:33:01http://www.newser.com/story/82670/chinese-duo-get-10-years-for-stoning-snow-leopard.htmlA pair of Chinese herdsmen who trapped and stoned to death a rare snow leopard for attacking their sheep have been sentenced to up to ten years in prison. Wildlife officials estimate that only 4,000 snow leopards exist. They live in the rocky mountains in central and southern Asia....http://www.newser.com/story/82670/chinese-duo-get-10-years-for-stoning-snow-leopard.html2010-03-08T08:08:00http://www.newser.com/story/75216/rhino-poaching-soars.htmlRampant rhino poaching is thwarting efforts to protect the animal around the world, according to a report from a group of conservationists. The organization blamed a decline in effective law enforcement for a surge in poaching in South Africa and Zimbabwe over the last few years. Demand for rhino horn...http://www.newser.com/story/75216/rhino-poaching-soars.html2009-12-02T07:43:00http://www.newser.com/story/74857/siberian-tigers-vanishing.htmlThe last remaining wild population of Siberian tigers is rapidly declining, researchers warn. A study of a portion of the tiger's range found just 56 tigers when the average of the last decade had been 95. Researchers blame the decline on poaching and habitat loss, and believe only a few...http://www.newser.com/story/74857/siberian-tigers-vanishing.html2009-11-26T11:03:32http://www.newser.com/story/71993/elephants-on-verge-of-extinction.htmlWithin 15 years, African elephants could be extinct as a consequence of rampant ivory poaching, conservation experts say. Africa's elephant population numbers just 600,000, and that number appears to be dwindling by about 38,000 a year. That’s faster than the birth rate. One animal welfare group is urging...http://www.newser.com/story/71993/elephants-on-verge-of-extinction.html2009-10-19T18:44:00http://www.newser.com/story/70017/microsoft-pinching-apple-employees-to-staff-stores.htmlMicrosoft’s planned expansion into the brick-and-mortar retail sector will be staffed at least in part by…Apple Store employees, reports the Loop. The software giant is hiring away Apple managers with higher salaries, sources tell the tech blog. Those managers in turn are trying to bring aboard Apple's top salespeople. All...http://www.newser.com/story/70017/microsoft-pinching-apple-employees-to-staff-stores.html2009-09-22T19:54:20http://www.newser.com/story/41151/namibias-ivory-sale-raises-poaching-fears.htmlNamibia kicked off two weeks of ivory auctions yesterday, marking the first time in almost a decade that the elephant tusks have sold legally, reports the Times of London. Seven tons brought $1.18 million from Chinese and Japanese buyers, and 108 tons—the equivalent of 10,000 elephants—will...http://www.newser.com/story/41151/namibias-ivory-sale-raises-poaching-fears.html2008-10-29T12:31:17http://www.newser.com/story/40581/ebay-bans-ivory-sales.htmlEBay will introduce a total ban on ivory sales after the holidays in a bid to prevent elephant poaching, Ars Technica reports. The company banned international sales of ivory on its site in 2007 but critics say it did little to halt the trade in illegal ivory. Conservationists estimate 20,...http://www.newser.com/story/40581/ebay-bans-ivory-sales.html2008-10-22T09:23:31http://www.newser.com/story/35316/numbers-soaring-s-africa-mulls-elephant-cull.htmlSouth Africa's 1995 ban on culling elephants has proven wildly successful—perhaps too successful, writes Karen Lange in National Geographic . As the population has skyrocketed from 8,000 to 13,000 in the years since, starving elephants are now ravaging vegetation and taxing the nation's ecosystem, forcing experts to consider...http://www.newser.com/story/35316/numbers-soaring-s-africa-mulls-elephant-cull.html2008-08-21T19:19:00http://www.newser.com/story/20515/illegal-poaching-funds-militant-groups.htmlShipments of African contraband such as ivory, tiger parts, and rhino horn are funding militant groups and perhaps terrorists, Newsweek reports. After the theft of $1.3 million in ivory in Chad last year and a reported rise in contraband smuggling, US lawmakers have become interested: A House hearing on...http://www.newser.com/story/20515/illegal-poaching-funds-militant-groups.html2008-03-03T00:35:00